Agalloch - Celestial Effigy lyrics

"Teach me your mood, O patient stars! Who climb each night the ancient sky, Leaving on space no shade, no scars, No trace of age, no fear to die." [- Emerson] "My allegiance is with the inner self The dark celestial voice of wisdom Beyond the dust that is this world." There is a voice adrift in the starless and marble black dark space A voice of wisdom and purity Beyond the vestiges of sanity There is a voice deep in the darkest places calling...haunting me... Where no light bears a shadow Where no time escapes unhallowed I am compelled to dissolve into the eternal unknown eidolon A voice that leads to a world beyond a mere mortal's most profound dreams Yet I know... There is no turning back from here There is no place for the undeserved Gone are the relics! "Teach me your ways Of hatred, unlight, and d**h I offer myself to your wisdom My allegiance is with the elite!" There is a voice adrift in the darkness calling...calling me... A whisper of wisdom and purity Beyond the vestiges of sanity There is a voice deep in the starless and marble black dark space Where no light draws a shadow Where no time escapes unhallowed "An effigy; a gift from another kind" In the glow of a distant aurora light No dreams shall take form Gifts dwell in the depths of things unspoken this night...